With the global cosmetics market placed at $335 billion, the halal segment still remains relatively small in comparison to the 1.6 billion Muslim population made up of potential consumers.
The cosmetic and personal care market in China has seen phenomenal growth in recent years, something that many international players have been able to capitalize on, but are the good times over?
Japanese cosmetic giants may now start to invest in bespoke facial care after seeing brands like Shiseido, Kao and Kose Corp cashing in on consumer demand for luxury products despite the recession in recent years.
Cosme Tech Tokyo, one of the biggest industry events for the massive Japanese cosmetics industry, is set to change the dates for the show from the month of May to October.
In its official Global Consumer Trends Survey, Euromonitor forecasts what consumers will be favouring and investing in across various sectors including that of cosmetics over the next twelve months.
Olay, L’Oréal Paris and Rejoice emerge as the top three digital beauty brands in China and are tipped to make this status count as the country’s digital and social use has seen growth in the last few years.
With Chinese, Japanese and Korean males indicated as the most active consumers of grooming products, preferences have long grown from just aftershave and shaving foam staples. Here; Kantar Worldpanel indicates what consumers are favouring now.
The organisers of the PCHi event, which opens its doors in Shanghai next month, claim the event will be the biggest to date, with more exhibitors and numerous new elements to the programme.
The BRIC markets have been one of the main driving forces for the cosmetics and personal care market in recent years, particularly during the global economic slump, but the economist who first identified them believes new markets are set to steal the...
Changes in the China population are likely to see a correction in the long-standing bias towards males which will spell new opportunities for cosmetics companies, Euromonitor believes.
The changing demographics ofChina, caused by the country’s family planning policy, are likely to lead to new areas of opportunity for beauty players, a Euromonitor analyst suggests.
This year we’ve made every effort to keep you up to date on major advancements in emerging markets to what you can expect next in terms of trends and brand innovations. Here; we’ve rounded up the most impacting stories of the year..
E-commerce is becoming an increasingly important trend throughout the world, but nowhere more than in the Asia-Pacific region with its fast-growing base of internet users and enormous population.
The recent relaxation of China’s one child per family policy is expected to lead to a surge in baby care and post-pregnancy cosmetics products in the region, according to a Mintel analyst.
Over the last twelve months the Cosmetics Design team has been hunting down the most exclusive interviews and scoops for you, our treasured reader. Here, we've rounded up some of the top execs shedding light on key industry issues.
The ‘Mixologiste’ trend of multifunctional products blurring the lines between different markets and technologies is on that is already popular and China and is expected to grow in the future in the region.
In 2013 the China market for natural personal care is estimated to have grown by a stunning 24%, as a battle unfolds between domestic and international brands, according to Kline.
Men's skin care markets are becoming polarized between the simple and the complex, as Euromonitor beauty and personal care analyst Nicole Tyrimou identifies the key trends in this developing cosmetics field as simplicity and multi-functionality.
Despite having their own online platforms and accounts, fragrance brands are increasingly leveraging star power by using celebrities to amplify the message themselves.
Whilst consumers in each market prioritise different beauty regimes, our expert reveals a new segment emerging that caters to all skin reconstruction efforts.
On the back of a presentation that Robert Passikoff, founder of Brand Keys, will give about consumer engagement at next year’s Cosmetics Vision event, we spoke to him to find out the best approach to cracking this vital nut.
Record numbers of palm kernel oil producers are offsetting their production by supporting sustainable growers, according to certification company Green Palm.
For Asia's home grown brands that have been working tirelessly to change the “West is best" mind-set with cosmetic consumers, it appears their efforts have paid off as the tide begins to turn...
Having held two summits recently focusing on the issue of sustainability in the cosmetic industry, in Asia and Europe, Organic Monitor claims the regular message is that consumer behavior needs to change.
According to Forrester Research, online retail sales in five of the largest markets in the Asia-Pacific region will soon surpass all e-retail sales in North America and Europe combined.
As Korean cosmetics brands continue to see success on their neighbouring AP markets, factors such as affordability and an ever expanding male grooming segment are found to be the key driving forces.
California-based Davi Luxury Brand is launching a new prestige skin line in the Asia Pacific market, starting with the fast-paced and innovative South Korea market, with further plans to expand in North America.
UK-based Informa, owner of the Paris Beyond Beauty event, has formed a joint-venture with Shanghai Baiwen Exhibition, which organises the China Beauty Expo, the biggest beauty event in China.
Although the booming Chinese market is considered to be the most lucrative for cosmetic manufacturers, some exhibiting at Cosmoprof Asia revealed that the Japanese, Singaporean, Southeast Asian and Hong Kong markets were more rewarding for them!
Italian pharmaceutical conglomerate Menarini is buying out an established derma-cosmetics product portfolio in an effort to strengthen its operations across various industries in India.
With a worldwide population of just over 2 billion people and a total spend that only represents a fraction of the global cosmetics market, the indications are that halal cosmetics have plenty of room for future growth.
There was a time when men’s grooming pretty much referred to some aftershave and shaving foam; however the market has been growing faster than any other beauty sector, with the Chinese, Japanese and Koreans being the most active consumers.
According to market researcher Ceresana, the widely used, well-established plastic is doing well on the Asia Pacific region due to saturated industrialized markets in North America and Western Europe.
The recent Beauty Futures Forum conducted by trends forecasting agency 'The Future Laboratory' identified what we can expect next in terms of original concepts and different ways of targeting beauty consumers post-recession. Here, our expert...
A Tokyo spa specializing in ‘celeb escargot’ facials is offering consumers access to a higher concentration of snail mucus which may see cosmetic products with smaller amounts of the extract left on the shelf.
Health and beauty shops in Japan have avoided the country’s general economic malaise to post respectable growth from 2007-2012, according to statistics from Euromonitor and the Global Retail Theft Barometer for 2012-2013.
Men’s grooming products are becoming more sophisticated than ever before, meaning that manufacturers must find suitable ingredients for easy incorporation, leading to host of new concepts introduced by suppliers.
That expert is Chris Kilham, better known as the ‘Medicine Hunter’ whose life consists of venturing into the world’s wild vegetation zones to search for botanicals that may have therapeutic, nutritional or wellness benefits for cosmetic companies like...
Palm oil, which has recently become one of the most popular sustainable cosmetic ingredients, is likely to be boosted by the devastating typhoon which struck the Philippines earlier this month, damaging production of coconut oil.
Who knew the popularity potential of a face mask? Well not just any old face mask, but the upgraded Asian treatment trend that is promising the equivalent of a concentrated essence in a more affordable way...
Is it the smell of the fragrance, the image of the brand or the way they are communicated? Industry experts took the stage at the third IFRA UK Fragrance Forum to discuss.
in-cosmetics Asia 2013 its most successful show-to-date with 6,007 unique visitors from across Asia and beyond, a 16 per cent uplift compared to 2012 and here is an exclusive CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com video from the show.
Big changes are afoot in China for cosmetics regulation, but how far changes in animal testing will go remains to be seen, says Simon Chan, executive director of the Hong Kong Cosmetic Technical Resources Centre.
Following on from a summit that raised key questions over how the cosmetics industry approaches sustainable sourcing of raw materials, Organic Monitor is claiming that Asia is letting the side down.
Over the next five years India is expected to be the star performer in the colourants sector which in turn is going to boost the global hair care market posting the fastest growing innovation activity.
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